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Continue reading →: Presentation on Georges LeMaitre now available!
In March of 2026, I did a session on Fr. Georges LeMaitre, father of the “Big Bang” theory, for the Treasure Coast Astronomical Society. The audio with slide show is available on YouTube below…
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Continue reading →: Consider Humanity’s Extinction
On a dusky morning of March 24, 2026, I was in my church office when I heard incredibly loud bangs. The first two scared me and, at first, I imagined cars falling off the top level of a nearby parking garage. A dozen cracks echoing off of nearby buildings followed…
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Continue reading →: William Jennings Bryan’s Take on Creation (A “Day” in Genesis, part 3)
Close by to our church sits a plaque in memory of William Jennings Bryan, who gave his “last public address” before his death for the founding of Indian River County. He is famously infamous, depending on who you ask. To some he, leading the Democratic ticket for president in 1896,…
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Continue reading →: Six Literal Days of Creation? (A “Day” in Genesis 1, part 2)
A couple of articles ago, I pointed out that the narrow scope of Christian scientists who argue for a literal, six day creation narrative are applying a novel interpretative lens to Scripture that ignores thousands of years of biblical exegesis. One such scientist, Henry Morris, stated that anyone who does…
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Continue reading →: Striking the Heart of God
There is no denying that the creation accounts in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2/3 are different. In Genesis 1, God is Creator who, with great calculation and intentionality, creates all that there is in six days. In Genesis 2/3, the rhythm of the poetry seems to slow down to a…
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Continue reading →: Did Augustine Read Darwin? (A “Day” in Genesis 1, part 1)
Did St. Augustine of Hippo of 5th-century fame ever read Charles Darwin of 19th century fame? In Scientific Creationism, Henry Morris argues that the seven days of creation are literal 24-hour periods. Echoing other creationists, he states that the word in Genesis 1 for day (yom in the Hebrew) means…
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Continue reading →: A Response from a Gun Violence Victim in the Wake of Charlie Kirk’s Death
By Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia I’ve been praying and waiting to craft what I need to say… And I finally have a word to share. The horror and trauma that gun violence victims live through every time there is a public or high-profile shooting, such as that of Charlie Kirk’s…
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Continue reading →: Creation’s Afterglow and Your TV Static
This article is in honor and memory of my father, James LaGuardia, who passed away on August 5, 2013. By Joe LaGuardia, August 1, 2025. My father was a television repairman who owned his own repair business since he was 19 years of age. What that meant for my sisters…
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Continue reading →: A Trip to Kennedy Space Center
Although I am not officially on sabbatical – and wont be until July of 2026 – I decided to treat myself to a trip to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 3, 2025. Kennedy is a little over an hour north of our home, so the trip…
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Continue reading →: Rocket’s Sabbatical Children’s Book
Rocket is Pastor Joe’s friend. Rocket will accompany Pastor Joe on his adventures during his Sabbatical. Rocket hopes to teach children about the adventures he and Joe go on, and share all the things that they learn. As part of this project, Pastor Joe will be publishing a children’s book…
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Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia
Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia is a pastor, writer, and chaplain residing in Florida. He is author of three books and regular contributor to Smyth & Helwys’ Formations Series. His articles have appeared in USA Today, Baptist News Global, Christian Ethics Today, TCPalm, and Rockdale Citizen.
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